Wolff, A[braham] A[lexander]. Rede bei der Einweihungsfeier der mosaischen Freischule für Knaben zu Kopenhagen [“Speech at the dedication ceremony of the Mosaic Free School for Young Men in Copenhagen.”]

(DENMARK).

Gebrüdern Berling

Copenhagen

1845

German

Freimann, p. 349

Chief Rabbi Wolff enjoyed excellent relations with the Danish royal house; at the end of the speech here, he blesses King Christian VIII. Wolff is credited with improving relations between the Jews and Christians of Denmark. The amicable relations between the Danish Jews and their Christian neighbors, especially the royal family, were put to the supreme test during the Holocaust when Danes and their king risked their lives to save the Jewish community, most of whom were spirited away to safety in Sweden. See JE, Vol. XII, pp. 551-2